Summer is nearly over, but there’s still time for a good podcast on the drive home or a book on the deck. Here’s what our team, board and Chapter volunteers have been reading and listening to:
The Trevor Rose Podcast covers energy exclusively and features a long list of sector leaders. Both it and In the Money, which has hosted a steady stream of executives on Canadian energy, let their guests do the talking rather than steering toward a conclusion.
The ARC Energy Ideas podcast has been a favourite in energy circles for years, and hosts Jackie Forrest and Peter Tertzakian are off for August, which makes this a good stretch to catch up before new episodes release this fall.
Energy Drivers has Dr. Lance Mortlock in conversation with Canadian industry leaders, and Power Struggle works through the complexities of modern energy with Stewart Muir of Resource Works.
The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes works through a different economic question each week with subject-matter experts. It isn’t an energy podcast, which is part of the appeal, and no Financial Times subscription is needed to listen on Spotify.
Planet Money from NPR uses storytelling to explain how the economy works, and it can tie almost any subject back to economics.
How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil walks through the seven systems that hold everything together, including energy, food, materials, globalization, risk, the environment and the future. It’s heavy on statistics and clear-eyed about how much the world depends on oil and gas and how long real change takes. His newer book, Speed: How It Explains the World, isn’t about energy directly, though anyone thinking about how quickly Canada can build major projects will find plenty in it.
Studio.Energy’s publications portal covers energy and economy topics, with recent pieces on small nuclear reactors in Alberta’s energy mix, what it means to call a project economically viable, and how AI and energy have become inseparable.
For students and recent graduates weighing a career in energy, GeoLogic offers a free 35-hour online program that ends in a micro-credential they can add to a resume or LinkedIn profile.
Mathew Embry recently re-released his documentary Global Warning, which is now available to watch in full.